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Shri Vajpayee is the only non- Congress Prime Minister of India to serve a full term. As a Member of Parliament for over four decades, he served as 10th Prime Minister of India from 1998 to 2004. He was elected nine times to Lok Sabha and twice to Rajya Sabha. Born On: 25 December, 1924 Born In: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in India Career: Politician Being a multi-talented political personality, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has served as a member of the Indian parliament for almost 50 years. After Jawaharlal Nehru's tenure, Vajpayee is the only other Prime Minister to hold his office three consecutive times. From this politician's journey, it can be seen that he is one of the most respectable and admirable people in India. Vajpayee has been a participant in a number of social activities and has served as a member of various reputed councils and organizations. Along with political activity, he is also a noted poet and a brilliant orator. Vajpayee has maintained a clean image among the public, who consider him as a nat ...

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs from 2009 to October 2012. A member of the Indian Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, Krishna was the 16th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008.

Sharad Yadav, a politician from the Janata Dal (United) party, is currently a member of the Parliament of India representing the Madhepura constituency of Bihar in the Lok Sabha. He had also represented Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament.

What Indian MPs will learn at Yale University Six months later, what did they learn. You tell us. More than six months ago in June A multi-party delegation of Indian Parliamentarians was in New York to participate in a leadership programme, under which they will discuss pressing global issues, including climate change and sustainable development, with the American leaders and experts. The group of 13 MPs, both from the ruling coalition and opposition, arrived at the Yale university on Sunday to attend the four-day long programme, which will be complemented by two-days of meetings, discussions and interactions with United States' politicians, policy analysts and senior government officials in Washington DC The programme was launched last year by the Yale University, in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and India-US Forum of Parliamentarians. Yale President Richard C Levin said, "The India Yale Parliamentary Leadership Programme underscores Yale's longstanding commitm ...

DESHDROHI Team Kejriwals Shanti Bhushan exposed. Shanti Bhushan - The man looting and misguiding the nation. He is not a patriot. He and his son are danger for our country. Bhushan was an active member of the Congress (O) party and later the Janata Party. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 14 July 1977 to 2 April 1980 and held office of Union Law Minister in the Morarji Desai ministry from 1977 to 1979. He joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in 1980. In 1986, he resigned from BJP after the party acted against his advice over an election petition Cases fought by him: 1. In 1994, he appeared for two of the defendants accused of participating in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. 2. In 2002, he appeared as a counsel for Arundhati Roy in a contempt case against her in the Supreme Court of India. 3. Bhushan represented terrorist Shaukat Hussain Guru in 2008 for an appeal against his 10 year conviction for his role in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. 4. Shanti Bhushan was the counsel for the former Prime Min ...

19 ministers in the UPA government were Rajya Sabha members. Suresh Kalmadi could get into Indian Parliament through Rajya Sabha nomination. Anil Ambani and Vijay Mallya could hobnob with Indian parliamentarians to promote their private enterprises.How do these indirectly appointed souls, represent the interests of the people?

. The Union Government of India on 17 December 2012 lowered down the growth projection for the current financial year 2012-13 from 7.6 percent that was estimated earlier to 5.7-5.9 percent. The projection was showcased in the Mid-Year Economic Analysis. Where was this Mid-Year Economic Analysis tabled? a) Lok Sabha b) Rajya Sabha c) Indian Parliament d) None of these

While India has a responsibility to protect citizens from terror attacks, the counterterrorism law has long been abused to detain suspects for excessive periods, file charges on fabricated evidence, and ban organizations without due process of law. These amendments will make the law an even more dangerous tool in the hands of officials who seek to oppress peaceful critics and minority communities. Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director (New York) – The Indian parliament should reject proposed amendments to India’s counterterrorism act that could lead to further misuse of the draconian law, Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament should call on the government to withdraw the amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA), which is scheduled for a vote in India’s Upper House, the Rajya Sabha, on December 17, 2012. On November 30, the lower house of the Indian parliament passed the amendments to the UAPA, India’s principal federal counterterrorism law, without significant input ...

Nod to set up six n-power plants at Jaitapur New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) The government has given approval for setting up six nuclear power plants with assistance from French company Areva at Jaitapur in west Indian Maharashtra state, Minister of State in PMO (Prime Minister's Office) V Narayanasamy told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on Thursday. He said during Question Hour that work on two units of 1,650 MW each is expected to start in the current Plan period. "The government has accorded in-principle approval for locating six units of Light Water Reactors each of 1,650 MW capacity at Jaitapur in technical co-operation with France," Narayanasamy said. On members' apprehension about displacement of people due to the project, he said there was no habitation at the site proposed for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project. "There is neither displacement of people at the site nor any requirement of resettlement of any person," he said. Assuring the House that there is absolutely no threat from th ...

Elections in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the most recent general election, see Indian general election, 2009. Republic of India Part of the series Politics and Government of India Union Government[show] Elections[show] Political parties[show] Local and state govt.[show] Government of India Portal v t e India has an asymmetric federal government, with elected officials at the federal, state and local levels. At the national level, the head of government, Prime Minister, is elected by the members of Lok Sabha, lower house of the parliament of India.[1] All members of Lok Sabha except two, who can be nominated by president of India, are directly elected through general elections which takes place every five years, in normal circumstances, by universal adult suffrage.[2] Members of Rajya Sabha, Upper House of Indian parliament, are elected by elected members of the legislative assemblies of states and electoral college for Union Territories of India.[3] In 2009, the elections involved an e ...

A split in Odisha’s ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has now become evident with Chief Minister and party president Naveen Patnaik finally announced the expulsion of rebel leader and a Member of the Upper House of Indian parliament, Rajya Sabha, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra from the party following its State Executive Body meeting held on November 16, 2012 in party’s state office in Bhubaneswar. Mohapatra was suspended from BJD for an alleged coup attempt against Naveen Patnaik on May 29, 2012. Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, however, didn’t respect the announcement of his expulsion from the party as he didn’t to the verbal announcement by Naveen Patnaik of his suspension as well on pleas that the orders do not follow norms set in party constitution. Terming that the order came from someone who raped the constitution and violated it for more than 2 years and ten months, Pyari rather threatened go to party’s 27 lakh workers and mobilise the workers unhappy with the autocracy of party president. In the meantime ...

Allegations of black money In November 1991, the Schweizer Illustrierte (Swiss Illustrated) magazine published an article on black money held in secret accounts by Imelda Marcos and 14 other rulers of Third World countries. Citing McKinsey as a source, the article stated that Rajiv Gandhi held 2.5 billion Swiss francs in secret Indian accounts in Switzerland. Several leaders of opposition parties in India have raised the issue citing the Schweizer Illustrierte article. In December 1991, Amal Datta raised the issue in the Indian Parliament – the then speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shivraj Patil, expunged Rajiv Gandhi's name from the proceedings. In December 2011, Subramanian Swamy wrote a letter to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation which cited the article, asking him to take action on black money accounts of the Nehru-Gandhi family.On 29 December 2011, Ram Jethmalani made an indirect reference to the issue in the Rajya Sabha, calling it a shame that one of India's former Prime Ministers was ...

Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009) was one of the most popular Indian Urdu, Hindi playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor. He is the writer of plays such as, Agra Bazar (1954) and Charandas Chor (1975). A pioneer in Urdu, Hindi theatre, he is most known for his work with Chhattisgarhi tribals, at the Naya Theatre, a theatre company he founded in 1959 in Bhopal, and went on to include indigenous performance forms such as nacha, to create not only a new theatrical language, but also milestones such as Charandas Chor, Gaon ka Naam Sasural, Mor Naam Damad and Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna. During his lifetime he won several national and international awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1969, Padma Shri in 1983, Kalidas Samman 1990, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1996, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002; apart from that he had also been nominated to become a member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha (1972–1978). His play 'Charandas Chor' (Char ...

(G S) Parliament is made up of - Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & President. 2. The 1st hour of every Parliamentary sitting in India is slotted for - Question Hour. 3. Author , ' Discovery of India ' - J. L. Nehru 4. Which commission constituted by the British Govt was called 'White men Commission' ? - The Simon commission (1927) 5. Auphor of 'Gita Rahasya' - Bal Gangadhar Tilak 6. Name the founder editor of the weekly newspaper Al-Hilal ? - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 7. The city of Agra was founded by - Sikandar-2 8. The largest share oe GDP in India comes from - Service Sector 9. Bank rate - It is the rate of interest which is charged by RBI On loans given to Commercial Bank 10. 1st bank from India which opened its branch in China - S B I

Sansad Bhavan This is the place where the Indian Parliament meets and the world’s largest democracy functions. Sansad Bhavan or Parliament House was designed by British architect Sir Herbert Baker. The building was inaugurated on 18 January 1927 by the then Viceroy of India, Lord lrwin. Circular in shape, the building is spread over an area of 2.02 hectares and has colonnaded verandahs enclosing the entire circumference. A domed central hall and three semi-circular structures, originally meant to accommodate the Chamber of Princes, the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly, now houses the Chambers of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of parliament), the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) and the Parliament library. They are attached each other by gakkeries. The three semi-circular chambers are surrounded by a circular corridor, which has 144 imposing pillars, landing the whole building majesty. Beautiful lawns, gardens, fountains and waterways all around the building further enhance the royal look ...

INDIA'S PARLIAMENT : As the Indian Parliament completes 60 years, it is time not for noisy celebration but for serious introspection. That India remained a parliamentary democracy while some of its South Asian neighbours went through military coups or violent upheavals can only be a small consolation to its people. Stability is of no great value in itself. After 60 years, the question to ask is whether the debates in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have adequately reflected the will of the people, whether the law-making powers of Parliament have contributed to the creation of a freer, fairer and more just society. Evidently, the score-sheet shows negative results on these counts. Also, after 60 years and 15 national general elections, India's Parliament is nowhere close to being truly representative. Thus, power is still concentrated in the hands of a few, with the role of the public limited to voting in governments every five years or so. India's people need to be an active part of the process (Anna Ha ...

Ajay Singh Chautala (born 13 March 1961) is a politician from Indian National Lok Dal party and a former Member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha representing Haryana, the upper and lower house of the Indian Parliament. Currently[when?] he is serving as MLA in Haryana assembley representing Dabwali constituency. [edit] BiographyAjay Singh Chautala is a son of Om Prakash Chautala, a former Chief Minister of Haryana, and a grandson of Chaudhari Devi Lal, a former deputy Prime Minister of India. He did his B.A. from Kurukshetra University, M.A. (Public Administration) and LL.B. from Rajasthan University. He joined active politics in 1980s, became MLA from Rajasthan twice: first from Data Ram Garh (1989) and then from Nauhar (1993).[2] Ajay became member of Parliament from Bhiwani Constituency in 1999.[3] He is currently[when?] Member of Legislative Assembly from Dabwali in Haryana as he defeated Dr K.V.Singh by more than 12,000 votes. Earlier he was elected as Rajya Sabha member from Haryana (Member of Parliament ...

MUST READ SPEECH OF Sitaram Yechury, LEADER CPI(M) on 60th Anniversary of the Indian Parliament !! I rise to join all the Hon’ble Members of Parliament and the rest of the country on this 60th birthday of independent India’s Parliament. As the country celebrates this sashtipurti, ancient belief suggests that a new life will begin. It, however, does not say a `better life’. It is incumbent upon the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha today to make the Parliament and our democratic system a better one for the future. This requires consideration of at least four aspects. Before we discuss these issues, it is necessary to recollect what the then Prime Minister of Britain, Sir Anthony Eden, said: “Of all the experiments in government, which have been attempted since the beginning of time, I believe that the Indian venture into parliamentary government is the most exciting. The Indian venture is not a pale imitation of our practice at home, but a magnified and multiplied reproduction on a scale we have never drea ...

Believe it or not A hilarious episode of the Indian Parliament The first day of Parliament’s budget session was disrupted and adjourned indefinitely after a Rajya Sabha MP, Mr. Valethom Ipi, who represents Jharkand in the Council of States, lost bowel control and began to flatulate (fart) incessantly. Mr. Ipi’s bout of indigestion began innocuously enough in the form of mild rumblings during the President’s address to the joint session of Parliament, inducing an irate Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Mr. Pawan Bansal to caustically remind Parliamentarians to show respect to the President by maintaining decorum. Mr. Bansal’s admonishment ensued a few minutes of silence as Mr. Ipi managed to keep things tight. Alas, it was only the lull before the storm that would unleash bedlam in the highest lawmaking body of the country and mark a turning point in the annals of parliamentary proceedings. As President Patil was speaking in an earnest, measured tone about her Government’s determination to eradica ...

As per the Article 80(3), President of India can nominate 12 people to Upper House of Indian Parliament aka Rajya Sabha for their expertise in "specific fields of art, literature, science, and social service". By this logic, I am sceptical whether Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a correct choice!!

Businessofcinema.com shared the following link and had this to say about it: President Pratibha Patil has approved the nominations of veteran actress Rekha and Cricketer Sachin Tendulkarfor the Upper House of the Indian Parliament - Rajya Sabha. What's your reaction? has approved nominations of Rekha and Sachin Tendulkar for Rajya Sabha.